I invite you to join my only 5 year daughter on Feb 16th who would brave the might of Police with their tear gas and chemical laced water cannons to prevent her and thousands against reaching Parliament House to deliver their messages of Peace and Justice.
Many may wonder why Roses to a PM who doesn’t […]
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An Open Letter to Hindraf Supporters & All Malaysians
Published by February 13th, 2008 in Appeal, Civil Liberties, Law Enforcement, Law and Justice and Detention without Trial. 0 CommentsLingam clip inquiry: CIJ regrets threat of contempt towards critics
Published by February 4th, 2008 in Press, Law and Justice and Freedom of Information. 0 CommentsThe Centre for Independent Journalism is concerned that the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam video clip (Commission of Inquiry on the Video Clip Recording of Images of a Person Purported to be an Advocate and Solicitor Speaking on the Telephone on Matters Regarding the Appointment of Judges) is taking a narrow view of […]
Escalating threats to fundamental rights in Malaysia
Published by January 29th, 2008 in Freedom of Assembly and Law and Justice. 0 CommentsAmnesty International Malaysia condemns the arrests of participants near the Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC) in last Saturday’s planned protest against price hikes organized by the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes). We also take great concern over the selective prosecution initiated against a journalist for allegedly obstructing a police officer from carrying out his duties.
Amnesty International […]
54 protesters arrested at Protes
Published by January 26th, 2008 in Freedom of Assembly, Announcement, Civil Liberties, Law Enforcement and Law and Justice. 0 Comments54 protesters arrested in relation to a protest against price hikes organised by the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes).
The government’s crackdown on peaceful assembly continued, when the police arrested more then 50 individuals, including opposition leader and supporters near Ampang Park LRT station at about 3pm this afternoon.
Those arrested are reported to be held at the […]
54 people arrested in PROTES
Published by January 26th, 2008 in Announcement, Freedom of Assembly, Appeal, Civil Liberties, Law Enforcement and Law and Justice. 0 Comments54 people arrested in PROTES today. Please call IPK 03-21460522 to give pressure
Those arrested are reported to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK Kuala Lumpur). As of 5pm, 54 individuals are confirmed to be detained at IPK Kuala Lumpur.
Stop preventing peaceful assembly
Published by January 25th, 2008 in Government Policies & Negligence, Violence, Freedom of Assembly, Economy, Civil Liberties, Economic Rights, Law Enforcement and Law and Justice. 0 CommentsThe Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned that the police continues to prevent a citizen’s right to freedom of assembly, as seen by the latest warning issued to the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes), which has planned an assembly this Saturday, 26 Jan.
On 25 Jan, national news agency BERNAMA reported the warning by Dang Wangi […]
Death in Custody of Goh Yan Peaw with Impunity
Published by January 25th, 2008 in Civil Liberties, Law and Justice and Detention without Trial. 0 CommentsPress Statement: 25 January 2008
Death in Custody of Goh Yan Peaw with Impunity
Suaram calls on the government to hold an inquest immediately into the death of Goh Yan Peaw on January 20 during the period he was held by the police in custody in Segamat.
According to a news report in Sin Chew Jit Poh, Goh […]
BERSIH Condemns Charges against Citizens for Petitioning to Parliamentarians
Published by January 18th, 2008 in Government Policies & Negligence, Civil Liberties and Law and Justice. 1 CommentPress Release
18 January 2008
The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH) condemns the charges against 12 of its leaders and supporters who were arrested at Parliament on 11 December 2007. BERSIH’s view is that the exercise was ‘politically motivated’ and makes a complete  mockery of the democratic process.
What kind of democratic country arrests its own citizens […]
Urgent call for volunteers to Free the Judiciary
Published by January 14th, 2008 in Corporate Social Responsibility and Law and Justice. 0 CommentsDear friends of Suaram,
The Lingam video clip hearing before the Royal Commission of Inquiry will held between 14 to 22 January 2008, once again thrust the judiciary into the limelight.
As concern civil society, SUARAM and some other NGOs on behalf of the Steering Committee to Free the Judiciary will held watching brief and monitoring anything […]
Four More Released but Conditionally
Published by December 29th, 2007 in Law and Justice and Detention without Trial. 0 CommentsGerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) has been informed that four (4) Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees, who were allegedly JI members, have been released conditionally under Restrictive Residence Act (1933) on 19 December 2007. They were detained for more than four years since 2002.
The four men are Bakkery bin Mahhamud (Sent to Kamunting Detention Centre (KDC) […]
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